Cath Senker - Author, editor, teacher
With 30 years’ experience in publishing, I have written more than 160 books for children of all ages, from history, biography, global and social issues to world religions, human geography and environmental topics. I also write for adults. In 2017, I published Stranded in the Six-Day War (see below).
In December 2018, Far From Home, Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty won the 2018 Educational Writers' Award.
Editor
I edit educational and craft books; children’s fiction and non-fiction educational and trade titles; academic reports and online materials.
Teacher
I am a Student Academic Success Adviser at the University of Sussex Business School, offering academic advice to students in one-to-one and group sessions.
Also, I'm a Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, running writing development workshops for university students. I teach English to migrants and refugees for the Migrant English Project and The World Food Project.
Featured Book
Stranded in the Six-Day War
The extraordinary story of the 14 merchant ships trapped in the Suez Canal at the start of the Six-Day War in June 1967. I launched this book in June 2017 at the 50-year anniversary reunion of the former seafarers who were on the stranded ships.
From my blog
Cook, Learn and Eat
The barbers of Calais
Far From Home: new edition
